15 Best Irish Cookbooks to Read in 2026

Irish food publishing in 2026 proved to be an eclectic, fast, and flavourful landscape, with the year’s crop of cookbooks prioritising efficiency over elaborate technique and personality at every turn.

Leading the shelf is Mark Moriarty, who released his third cookbook, Everyday Delicious published by Gill Books for €26.99. Moriarty zones in on speed and efficiency with comforting, reliable recipes designed for everyday life.

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned cooking in restaurants, on television, and at home for the people I love, it’s this: great food doesn’t need to take all day.”

Moriarty writes in the introduction of the book. Alongside Moriarty’s release, Eva Pau debuted her cookbook Eva Pau’s Asian Cookbook via Murdoch Books for €24.99, drawing on her experience running Asia Market to present over 80 recipes spanning Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia.

The fifth series of Blasta Books continued its game-changing run in 2026 with an all-female line-up published by Blasta Books and Nine Bean Rows at €17 each. The series began with Ali Honour’s Beans, followed by Giselle Makinde’s Samba, Toasties by Dingle-based Cáis food truck owners Sinéad Sheehy and Ann Ní Chíobháin, and Erica Drum’s Dinner.

“Blasta Books are to cookbooks what street food is to restaurants: a fun, accessible and affordable way to eat exciting food.”

Kristin Jensen says. Following this colourfully packaged success, publishers have already announced that series six will follow in 2027.

Other notable releases include Shane Smith’s debut pastry book Loaf Tin Bakes from Gill Books at €22.99, and Monaghan-based Instagram sensation Orla Drumgoole’s debut Irish Mammy Cooks: 100 Recipes that Taste of Home via Gill Books for €24.99. Neven Maguire marked his 21st cookbook with One Pan Wins through Gill Books at €35, while Alice Kelly released From Scratch via Nine Bean Rows for €35.

Adrian Martin published Cookin’ for Mama with Mercier Press for €19.99, and Kate Ryan explored culinary history in Blood, Guts and Black Pudding via Nine Bean Rows for €20.

Suzie Lee expanded her repertoire with Simply Speedy Chinese via Quadrille at €31, and Oisín Davis returned following his 2023 release to publish The Irish Whiskey Cookbook through Nine Bean Rows for €20. Rounding out the selection, Barrie Quinn detailed his work at the Portnoo Market Garden in Homegrown, published by Gill Books for €22.99.